... when he goes behind Gregor's back in saving money, Not only is Gregor's family affected negatively by their complete dependence on Gregor, but his own self worth diminishes as well. He cannot even stand up for what he believes to be right, such as the idea of sending his sister to the Conservatory to play the violin, something that "would come up ... himself to be taken advantage of by those around him, rendering him a truly pitiable person. As Gregor's life is spent in servitude to his family, his lack of independence is revealed, and he withers away into a disgusting bug, embodying th...

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... similar effect, and has been compared to a literary Rorschach test, which causes the reader to determine "hidden" meanings in his works, depending on what they wish to see or read (Link 4). Additionally, Kafka's writing in "The Metamorphosis" was translated from German into English and many have ... of literary style, nor because of the iceberg theory. While Kafka's novella is comprised of sentence structures that can be interpreted in different ways, the ambiguity in the novella comes not from what is said, but from what is not being said (Sokel 204). Kafka's novella was translated fro...

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... expectations on how things "should" be. This approach of completely attacking romanticism relates to the idea of a literary revolution that goes against what was socially expected at the time. Exploring "forbidden" topics and promoting a different view on societal taboos was unheard of for the time ... society and the morbid truth about discrimination people face even when something they "are" is completely out of their control. His protagonist Gregor, that turns into a repulsive insect in the midst of his life lives an extremely depressing life. Kafka's method and completely bizarre .....

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